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On Anti-ESG Resolution, Biden Issues First Veto

On Anti-ESG Resolution, Biden Issues First Veto

The President’s veto keeps in place a retirement investment rule allowing fiduciaries to consider ESG factors.

Investing for Values, Value, or Both?

Investing for Values, Value, or Both?

Fiduciaries should account for participant preferences in designing ESG-friendly 401(k) retirement plans.

ESG and Retirement Plan Investing

ESG and Retirement Plan Investing

Scholars and practitioners assess recent changes to ERISA regulations that allow greater choice in investing.

The Growth in Business Support for Regulation

The Growth in Business Support for Regulation

Businesses in the United States are increasingly supporting regulation and regulators against judicial decisions curtailing agency authority.

USDA Weeds Out Organic Fraud

USDA Weeds Out Organic Fraud

USDA releases a new rule designed to curb organic food crimes.

Regulators Propose Updates to Community Reinvestment Act Rules

Regulators Propose Updates to Community Reinvestment Act Rules

Financial regulators propose new rules to expand and modernize law that targets inequities in bank lending.

Leaving Broker Inducements Behind

Leaving Broker Inducements Behind

Scholar presents defenses that the SEC may use to legitimize restrictions on broker inducements.

Recentering the Federal Reserve’s Removal Power

Recentering the Federal Reserve’s Removal Power

Scholars advocate the greater exercise of the Fed’s unique removal power.

Merger Law Is Dante’s Inferno Revisited

Merger Law Is Dante’s Inferno Revisited

The shift by agencies away from the current guidelines on mergers and acquisitions has left firms in limbo.

CFPB Targets Illegal Junk Fees

CFPB Targets Illegal Junk Fees

New CFPB guidance puts banks on notice that unfair business practices may be met with enforcement action.

Banking on an Antitrust Revival

Banking on an Antitrust Revival

Scholar argues that antitrust regulators should more closely scrutinize bank mergers.

Back to the Future of U.S. Securities Regulation

Back to the Future of U.S. Securities Regulation

Scholars analyze the history of Supreme Court securities law jurisprudence to predict what lies ahead.